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  • Title: Gene expression analysis of the CD4+ T-cell clones derived from gingival tissues of periodontitis patients.
    Author: Ito H, Honda T, Domon H, Oda T, Okui T, Amanuma R, Nakajima T, Yamazaki K.
    Journal: Oral Microbiol Immunol; 2005 Dec; 20(6):382-6. PubMed ID: 16238600.
    Abstract:
    The function of T cells infiltrating periodontitis lesions is complex and has not been fully elucidated. Here, we established T-cell clones from the gingival tissues of periodontitis patients and examined their gene expression. A total of 57 and 101 T-cell clones were established by means of immobilized anti-CD3 antibody and IL-2 from gingival tissues and peripheral blood, respectively. The gingival T-cell clones were derived from three patients, and the peripheral blood T-cell clones from two of these patients and a further patient whose gingival T-cell clones were not established. Gingival tissues were also obtained from a further 19 periodontitis patients. The expression of cytokines and molecules related to both regulatory function and tissue destruction were examined by means of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. All the gingival T-cell clones expressed mRNA for TGF-beta1, CTLA-4, and CD25, and all the T-cell clones from peripheral blood expressed IFN-gamma and TGF-beta1 mRNAs. Most but not all the T-cell clones from gingival tissues and peripheral blood expressed mRNA for IFN-gamma and, CD25 and CTLA-4, respectively. The frequency of T-cell clones and gingival tissues expressing FOXP3, a possible master gene for mouse CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells, was very high (97%, 93%, and 100% for gingival T-cell clones, peripheral blood T-cell clones, and gingival tissues, respectively). Whereas the frequency of IL-4-expressing T-cell clones was lower for gingival T-cell clones (70% vs. 87%), the frequency of the gingival T-cell clones expressing IL-10 and IL-17 was higher than peripheral blood T-cell clones (75% vs. 62% for IL-10, 51% vs. 11% for IL-17). A similar expression profile was observed for gingival T-cell clones compared with gingival tissue samples with the exception of IL-4 expression, where the frequency of positive samples was lower in the gingival tissues (70% vs. 11%). These results suggest that the individual T cells infiltrating gingival lesions can express mRNA for both Th1 and Th2 cytokines as well as regulatory cytokines simultaneously.
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